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COLLECTION: Hot and Sour soup
hot and sour soup, and it was pleasant to discover how easy
it is to make it at home. We have fixed this by itself as a
dinner for two with enough left over for lunch. Particu-
larly when we add extra meat and vegetables, we find it a
very hearty soup which is surprisingly easy to make.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)
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Tbsp peanut oil (or other vegetable oil)
garlic clove
tsp
ginger root (aboutr 2 slices)
/2 cup boneless pork loin, shredded
1/2 Tbsp
soy sauce or tamari
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4
/2 cup bamboo shoots, shredded
dried shiitake mushrooms
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2
dried lily buds (also called golden needles)
dried tree ear fungus (also called cloud ears)
cups chicken broth (canned or homemade; I usually use
canned)
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Tbsp dry sherry
Tbsp red wine vinegar
Tbsp cornstarch
/4 cup
water
tofu pad (a package generally contains 2 pads)
/4 cup green onions
eggs
Tbsp toasted sesame oil
/4-1 tsp chili oil
/4 tsp white pepper
salt and more pepper
PROCEDURE
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1) Rehydrate the dried ingredients (15 minutes: in
lukewarm water for the shiitakes, and in boiling
water for the lily buds and tree ears). Heat the
chicken broth (if it's canned, prepare it).
2) Mince the garlic and ginger root and combine them.
Shred the pork loin. Shred the bamboo shoots.
Combine the cornstarch and the water.
green onions. Lightly beat the eggs.
Chop the
3) Heat oil in wok (medium), add the garlic and
ginger, stirring 30 seconds.
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4) Add the pork, cooking until it loses its pink color
5) Add the soy sauce, cook for 1 minute more.
6) Add bamboo shoots, shiitakes, lily buds, tree ear
fungi, stir quickly for 1 minute.
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